Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - 1.6 km east of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 at 02:49 (GMT)
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Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 76 km depth
23 Jul 03:04 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 76.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 58.0 to 76.0 km.
Date & time: 23 Jul 2019 02:49:40 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 76.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.18°N / 95.18°W

Nearest volcano: El Chichón (247 km / 153 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
2 km (1 mi) ENE of Salina Cruz (pop: 76,600) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (10 mi) WSW of Colonia Juarez (pop: 2,800) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) SSE of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (Tehuantepec) (pop: 42,100) --> See nearby quakes!
17 km (11 mi) SSE of San Blas Atempa (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
33 km (21 mi) SSW of Juchitan de Zaragoza (pop: 74,800) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) SE of Santa Maria Jalapa del Marqués (pop: 9,000) --> See nearby quakes!
43 km (27 mi) S of Ixtepec (pop: 25,400) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) SW of Union Hidalgo (Unión Hidalgo) (pop: 13,700) --> See nearby quakes!
192 km (119 mi) ESE of Oaxaca City (pop: 255,000) --> See nearby quakes!
552 km (343 mi) SE of Mexico City (pop: 12,294,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 4.5 | 76 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | EMSC |
M 4.5 | 58 km | offshore Oaxaca, Mexico | USGS |
M 4.4 | 33 km | Oaxaca, Mexico | GFZ |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.